"I Ching" is one of the oldest and profound classics in our country, it is said that it is summarized and modified by Fu Xi's remarks, and at the same time produced the "Book of Changes" gossip map, which is the crystallization of 5,000 years of wisdom and culture in China, and is known as "the head of the group of scriptures, the source of the avenue". In ancient times, it was the study of emperors, and the compulsory skills of politicians, military strategists, and merchants. In this ever-changing world, let us follow in the footsteps of Zhang Qijin, appreciate the charm of the Book of Changes, and feel the profound impact of ancient wisdom on our lives.
Zhang Qijin pointed out that due to the low productivity and underdeveloped science in the early Chinese society, the ancestors could not make scientific explanations for natural phenomena, social phenomena, and human physiological phenomena, so they gave rise to the worship of gods, believing that there is a supreme god behind things, which governs everything in the world.
When people are repeatedly hit by natural and man-made disasters, they germinate the desire to use divine will to predict sudden disasters and the consequences of their own actions, so as to achieve advantages and avoid disadvantages. In the long-term practice, he has invented various methods of communicating with people and gods, among which the "Book of Changes", which can best reflect the will of God, was produced under this condition.
It is said that many years ago, on a sunny day, a mysterious wise man Fu Xi realized the most essential power in the universe - yin and yang through his observation of nature. He divided these two forces into four, forming the two instruments that represent the heavens and the earth; Thinking further about the possibility of the interaction of these four forces, he created Bagua to depict this changing relationship. However, this is only the beginning of the story. In order to express this relationship more clearly, Fu Xi simplified the Bagua into three trigrams, which became the "Sixty-four Hexagrams" as we know them today.
Fuxi's gossip diagram contains a profound philosophy of life. Each hexagram implies a different way of behaving in the world, outlining the mysteries of the ever-changing and endless world with concise lines. Zhang Qijin explained that this is the charm of the Book of Changes, which is not only a book that reveals the laws of nature, but also a book of wisdom that guides us in the direction of progress. He told me that only by truly understanding and applying these principles can we be comfortable in life and better cope with various challenges.
Through Zhang Qijin's in-depth analysis, we can not only better understand and learn the Book of Changes, but also draw valuable life experience and wisdom from it.
Since Zhang Qijin studied the Book of Changes at the age of 19, after decades of intensive reading and extensive knowledge of the Book of Changes, he can be said to be an expert who has studied the Book of Changes for many years, and his academic attainments are profound and he has a unique insight into the Book of Changes. In Zhang Qijin's view, the Book of Changes is an all-encompassing study, covering various fields such as the universe, nature, society, and humanities.
Zhang Qijin's study of the Book of Changes is not only an interpretation of the ancient classics, but also an exploration and pursuit of human wisdom. His research methods are unique and insightful, which have resonated and attracted the attention of a wide range of readers. His works are not only recognized by the academic community, but also loved by a wide range of readers.
Zhang Qijin said: "By studying the Book of Changes, we can draw endless wisdom from it to guide our lives and careers. The reason why I Ching is called a classic is not entirely due to its miraculous divination function, but because it has extremely profound philosophies. ”
What Zhang Qijin is expressing here is actually saying: The Book of Changes is also a philosophical work, and he has the initial philosophical outlook of mankind. Because of the economic and scientific basis at that time, the scientific classification of human beings was still very general, and we could only rely on superficial perceptual knowledge and inspired thinking to summarize the things around us. Therefore, he is the crystallization of the wisdom of the early human era, and it is not as mysterious as it sounds, and it is not a book that cannot be read.
Zhang Qijin revealed the profound connotation and wisdom of life in the Book of Changes. As a treasure in ancient Chinese culture, the charm of the Book of Changes lies not only in its mystery and broadness, but also in the profound philosophy and wisdom of life contained in it, so it is respected by later generations as the head of the group of classics and the general source of Chinese culture.
This is just as Zhang Qijin said: "The root of all Chinese academic thought is in the Book of Changes, which is a great treasure of wisdom." The Book of Changes can be called the source of our culture. It is extremely rich in content and has had an extremely profound impact on China's economy, culture and other fields for thousands of years. Whether it is the Tao of Confucius and Mencius, the Lao Zhuang Doctrine, or the Art of War, or the Yellow Emperor's Neijing, all of them have a close connection with the Book of Changes. Sun Simiao, a generation of great doctors, once said: "If you don't know how easy, it's not enough to know how to know medicine." "It can be summed up in one word: without the Book of Changes, there would be no Chinese civilization. ”
Yi is the head of the group of classics and the source of the avenue", which is listed as the crown of the "three mysteries" by the new Taoists, which embodies the philosophical character of the Chinese nation's thinking mode and value orientation. In the "Four Libraries of the Whole Book, the Preface to the Book of Changes", it is said: "And "Yi" is vast, all-encompassing, next to astronomy, geography, music, the art of war, musicianship, arithmetic, in order to catch the fire outside the square, all can refer to "Yi" to say, and those who are different are cited into "Yi", so "Yi" is more complicated. ”
As Xiong Shili, a master of Chinese culture and the founder of Neo-Confucianism, said: "The root of all academic thought in China is in the Great Easy, which is a great treasure of wisdom." ”
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty "respected Confucianism alone", and the Book of Changes was revered as the first of the six classics. The Han Dynasty is known as the era of scholastics, and "scholastics" is above all scholarship. The classification of books in the past dynasties in China is as follows: classics, histories, sub-books, and collections, and the classics are listed first. "Zhou Yi" is the first of the "Six Classics", which is naturally the first of the group of books, that is, the first classic book in China, which has a great influence.
The opportunities for the development of academic thought in the past dynasties are also based on the "Book of Changes", and it goes without saying that the two Han classics have been studied by themselves, and the "new Taoists" of the Wei and Jin dynasties talk about the Xuan, and also list it as one of the "Three Xuan". Without the inspiration of the Book of Changes, the knowledge of the "Five Sons of the Northern Song Dynasty" would hardly be established.
In addition, the Book of Changes is a book used for divination in ancient China, commonly known as "Zhou Yi", so "I Ching" is generally called "Zhou Yi". There are already records of "Zhou Yi" in "Zuo Chuan", such as "Zuo Chuan: The Ninth Year of Xianggong": "Jiang said: 'Death, "Zhou Yi" said: 'Sui, Yuan Henry Zhen. …Zuo Chuan: The Seven Years of Zhao Gong": "Kong Chengzi deduced with "Zhou Yi". All these show that the Book of Changes appeared in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period at the latest. At present, there is still a debate in the academic circles about the date of the writing of the Book of Changes, but it was generally accepted in the early Western Zhou Dynasty.
There have always been many sayings about the word "Zhou" in "Zhou Yi":
1 Some people believe that "Zhou" means "Yidao Zhoupu is omnipotent". Because it is easy to cover everything with 64 hexagrams and 384 hexagrams, the meaning of hexagrams is naturally universal.
2 Some people believe that "Zhou Yi" refers to the Zhou Dynasty. The Zhou Dynasty was accepted by the general public, because many people believed that the character "Zhou" in the "Zhou Yi" was the name of the dynasty.
Of course, the easy learning of the Zhou Dynasty is "Zhou Yi". In the Zhou Dynasty, after the collation of King Wen, it constituted the easy learning of the "Zhou Yi" system. At the beginning of the humanistic culture of the Zhou Dynasty, the "Zhou Yi" that is now circulating is the treasure book, first starting from the two hexagrams of Qian and Kun, indicating the learning between heaven and earth, as well as "the occasion of heaven and man".
It can be seen that the "Book of Changes" is a complex philosophical system, and most of the content of the "Book of Changes" that is now circulating is said to have been written by King Wen of Zhou, so it is called "Zhou Yi", and the popular saying is generally that the "Book of Changes" is based on the sixty-four hexagrams. However, many researchers believe that its content covers many aspects such as philosophy, history, military affairs, and folklore. It is an important classic of Confucianism and Taoism.
To sum up, the role of the Book of Changes is to guide people to deeply observe various phenomena in the natural world, understand the scientific mystery of heaven and earth, yin and yang, and dialectical unity, fully grasp the time, place, people and opportunities, and realize the maximum value of life in a better environment. The Book of Changes deals with science, mathematics, logic, philosophy, spiritual practice, divination, etc. As a result, it has become a classic of Taoism, Confucianism, and Yin-Yang Shushu, and the three religions have different understandings and applications of them in their respective fields.